Domestic resource mobilization and financing for the Sustainable Development Goals

One of the main motivations for tackling IFFs originates in concerns about the capacity of countries in Africa to raise sufficient revenue to invest in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 17). This highlights the importance of increasing tax revenue, to help curb IFFs and recover stolen assets. The direct impact of IFFs on social development is mainly channelled through lower levels of domestic resource mobilization, which adversely affect capacity in Africa to finance the achievement of the Goals.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Gender Equality

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities